The Last of the Mohicans

James Fenimore Cooper

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1. In what year does The
Last of the Mohicans take place?

(A)
1757

(B)
1800

(C)
1826

(D)
1950

2. Who is the leader
of the French forces?

(A) Montcalm

(B) Webb

(C) Heyward

(D) Hawkeye

3. Who is the commander
of Fort William Henry?

(A) Heyward

(B) Webb

(C) Montcalm

(D) Munro

4. Who claims to
know of a secret path from Fort Edward to Fort William Henry?

(A) Magua

(B) Heyward

(C) Chingachgook

(D) Hawkeye

5. What does “Le
Renard Subtil” mean in English?

(A) The bashful student

(B) The curious renegade

(C) The long rifle

(D) The subtle fox

6. Who disguises
himself as a bear?

(A) Hawkeye

(B) Chingachgook

(C) Gamut

(D) Heyward

7. Though he is dressed
as a clown, what does Heyward pretend to be for the benefit of the
Hurons?

(A) A lawyer

(B) A teacher

(C) A doctor

(D) An engineer

8. Cora’s hair is
compared to the color of which bird?

(A) Cardinal

(B) Raven

(C) Bluejay

(D) Starling

9. Who disguises
himself as a beaver?

(A) Chingachgook

(B) Heyward

(C) Hawkeye

(D) Gamut

10. Where did Munro
meet Cora’s mother?

(A) England

(B) France

(C) Indonesia

(D) The West Indies

11. Roughly how old
is Tamenund, the patriarch of the Delawares?

(A)
20

(B)
50

(C)
100

(D)
300

12. Which feature
of the landscape does Uncas use to discover Magua’s footprints?

(A) A plateau

(B) A reservoir

(C) A mountain

(D) A stream

13. What is Hawkeye’s
real name?

(A) James Fenimore Cooper

(B) James K. Polk

(C) Natty Bumppo

(D) Nat King Cole

14. Which weapon
does not appear in The Last of the Mohicans?

(A) Slingshot

(B) Rifle

(C) Hand grenade

(D) Tomahawk

15. Of the following
characters, who is the lone survivor at the end of the story?

(A) Munro

(B) Magua

(C) Cora

(D) Uncas

16. Which of the
following characters is youngest?

(A) Tamenund

(B) Hawkeye

(C) Alice

(D) Cora

17. After capturing
Alice, Magua sends her to which Indian camp?

(A) Delawares

(B) Cherokees

(C) Hurons

(D) Apaches

18. Which character
is nicknamed Le Cerf Agile?

(A) Uncas

(B) Magua

(C) Hawkeye

(D) Montcalm

19. How many times
does Hawkeye nearly kill Gamut when he is dressed as an Indian?

(A) Once

(B) Twice

(C) Three times

(D) Never

20. In order to determine
the identity of La Longue Carabine, the Delawares stage which contest?

(A) Shooting

(B) Foot race

(C) Javelin-throwing

(D) Tree-climbing

21. In addition to
English, which language does Heyward speak?

(A) German

(B) Delaware

(C) Italian

(D) French

22. Which French
nickname does not appear in The Last of the Mohicans?

I am sad to see that here it is indirectly and wrongly suggested that Cooper diminishes the role of religion, or that he regards it as a "useless" in the wilderness. You're not being fair to Cooper since he is not using the character of David Garmout to criticize the role of religion in general. To assume such interpretation would be to neglect Cooper’s own position towards religion.
It's worth stating that James Fenimore Cooper was actually a religious man, and not only the great support he gave to his Episcopal Church is a testimon